Portable earth-closet



(No Model.)

0. H. LEONARD. PORTABLE EARTH CLOSET. No. 440,611. Patented Nov.11,1890.

INVENTOI? Charles H Leonard ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. LEONARD, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

PORTABLE EARTH-CLOSET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 440,611, dated November11, 1890.

Application filed'July 14:, 1890, Serial No. 358,737. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. LEONARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Dry- EarthClosets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact. description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a portable dryearth closet for household use;and it consists in the construction,combination, and arrangement of thevarious parts, hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, Wherein Figure 1represents a vertical section of a device embodying my invention on theline 5000 of Fig. 2; Fig. 2, a plan of the same with the cover removed;Fig. 3, section of large vessel with smaller in elevation, and Fig. 4plan of same.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the drawings.

A represents a boX or casing, which is divided vertically by a partitioninto two compartments C and B, the former for containing the deodorizingmaterial, preferably dry earth, and the latter for the receptacles forthe excretive and urinary discharges, which are removable therefrom by avertically-hinged door A in the front of the casing. The top has ahinged cover D, forming a seat provided with the opening D, and may haveanother cover for the opening D, if desired. Upon the floor of thereceptacle B is removably placed the fecal can or pail E, underneath theopening D, within the circumference of which is suspended the urinal orvessel G, also underneath the opening D, but underneath the forwardportion thereof, for receiving the urinary discharges, while the faecesfall directly into the can E, and

may be covered with the deodorizing material. It is evident that by thusarranging the urinary vessel within the other vessel I avoid thedripping or spilling of the urine upon the floor of the case, which isunavoid- 5o nular support J, secured to the side of the can, which inthis construction is preferably oval, as shown in Fig. 4, or it may besuspended in any other suitable manner.

The casing may be ornamented or upholstered in anymann er that may seemdesirable.

\Vhat I claim, and wish to secure, is

1. The combination, with the casing having a hinged door and a tophaving an opening therein, of the removable receptacle E within thecasing, and the vessel G, independent of the receptacle E, and supportedwithin the receptacle E within a chamber formed upon one side thereof,substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with the outer casing A,

provided with top having an opening therein, 7 5

and ahinged door A, of the removable receptacle E within the casing, andformed with chamber or offset upon one side of the center thereof, andwith ashelf F, integral with the wall of the receptacle E and projectinginwardly toward the center of the receptacle, and the removable vesselG, supported Within the said chamber or offset, substantially as shownand described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. LEONARD. \Vitnessesz DENNIS L. ROGERS, LUTHER V. MoULroN.

